October 20, 2012

Words have the power to heal and destroy in most all situations. Joyce Marter, Founder and Psychotherapist of Urban Balance talks about family fallouts. She says they can be prevented and repaired with work on both sides. Joyce suggests not letting time slip by without reconciling because the longer a fallout goes on the harder it becomes to get back in communication. Our protective ego defenses come in to play as Tracy Clifford, doctor of psychology teaches. Once we identify our defenses we realize they are the blocks from our happiness, confidence, high self esteem and more. We can only control ourselves, not the outcome or the behavior of others. It becomes a personal choice as to our reaction in any given situation and at some point we start to realize that we may be the cause of not having what we want.